Research Methods and Testing Information

What follows is a guide to help researchers find materials in the Columbia University Libraries that are related to mental and educational testing and research. Most of these resources point the researcher toward reviews of testing instruments and journal citations related to the use of testing instruments.

Online Resources

Buros Institute
Information regarding major resources in the fields of educational and psychological testing. Provides professional assistance, expertise, and information to users of commercially published tests.

ERIC/AE Test Locator
A joint project of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation, the Library and Reference Services Division of the Educational Testing Service, the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, the Region III Comprehensive Center at GW University, and Pro-Ed test publishers, this site features a database containing descriptions of over 10,000 tests and research instruments.

Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI)
Contains comprehensive bibliographic coverage of a wide variety of evaluation and measurement tools for health and psychosocial studies, for practitioners, educators, researchers, and students, and includes citations to identify and evaluate measurement tests used in health and psychosocial studies.

Health Services and Sciences Research Resources
HSRR contains information about research datasets and instruments/indices employed in Health Services Research, and the Behavioral and Social Sciences with links to PubMed and additional resources.